London Olympics: Glo Offers Up To 77% Discount On Roaming

Globacom, has introduced a special promotion which offers subscribers up to 77 per cent reduction in charges for roaming in the United Kingdom.

The promotion, called “Summer Olympics Promo”, is targeted at Glo Nigerian prepaid subscribers who travel to the United Kingdom for this Summer holiday, or for the on going? Olympic Games which will be held from July 27 to August 12. The reduced charges are for making and receiving calls and sending text messages (SMS) and will last from July to September, 2012.

Mr Steve Stretch, the Head of Glo Gateway and Glo 1, said, “prepaid subscribers roaming on the Glo network in the UK between July and September will enjoy 77 percent reduction in tariffs.

king calls by paying only N100 a minute instead of the old rate of N441. Similarly, the tariff for receiving calls during the period of the promo has been reduced by 39% from N49 to N30 per minute, while the SMS charge has been slashed from N63 to N30, which is a 52% reduction.”

Mr. Stretch assured all Glo prepaid subscribers roaming on the company’s partner networks in the UK that they would enjoy seamless communication with their Glo lines while making and receiving calls and SMS. He explained that the huge tariff slash was made possible through special discount deals Glo negotiated with its mobile operator partners in the UK.